Many Southern Miss admirers were aghast to apprentice this year's basin bold would be played in Hawaii. Due to the ample amount tag, abounding will not be able to attend.
But the USM Able-bodied Administration has appear up with a affairs to accelerate our troops stationed across to the game.
Associate Able-bodied Director Brent Jones said, "There are so abounding bodies out there in harm's way or about to be in harm's way, and we aloof appetite to acknowledge them."
That is why the administration absitively to challenge a affairs the University of North Carolina admiral came up with alleged Tickets for Troops.
"There are a lot of aggressive bases, as able-bodied as troops that are stationed in Hawaii during the holidays, and what we capital to be able to do, through the generosity of fans, we capital to be able to action them a adventitious to go to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl," Jones said.
Anyone can acquirement a admission for a discounted amount of $20 and that ticket, forth with a Southern Miss T-shirt, will be accustomed to a account member.
"As an able-bodied department, we capital to appearance our adulation of the military. So what we absitively to do, for anniversary fan who purchases a admission that is traveling to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, the able-bodied administration will be altruistic one admission as well," Jones said.
"Our achievement is to accept abundant tickets to accommodated the requests to ample the Honolulu stadium."
So far Jones says the acknowledgment has been great.
"We are acquisitive to get 1,000. I apperceive the phones accept been campanology appealing able at our admission office."
And for those acceptable donors, they'll be accepting added than aloof the achievement of accomplishing article acceptable this anniversary season.
"We will accord them a almost 30 minute DVD of the USA Championship bold area our Golden Eagles defeated the 6th ranked Houston Cougars," Jones said.
So it's absolutely a win win situation. The stands will be arranged with atramentous and gold admirers and aggressive associates will hopefully adore Christmas Eve with a abundant bold of football.
"For that three or four hours of the day hopefully they won't accept to anticipate about the military."
You can acquirement a admission by calling 1-800-844-8425 or by beat here. The borderline is December 21st.
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